Auction Property | What Sam Saw Today

7 Decidedly Different Homes Under The Hammer

19 Nov

1. Grand Designs Water Tower

Cox’s Water Tower, Cox’s Hill, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1HH

Guide Price: £125,000 – £150,000

If you’ve ever got McCloud envy, then here’s your chance for your very own ‘Grand Designs’ type development opportunity. This Grade II listed four storey former water tower comes with planning permission for conversion to one dwelling and the erection of two further detached dwellings. Understood to date from 1897-1898 by Henry Riley and built to a hexagonal plan in red brick with yellow brick panels, the tower occupies a one acre site located in Summer Hill, a much sought after area of Gainsborough.

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Author Sam

Want To Know A Secret?

5 Nov

I think I may *burst*.

Like, seriously.

I am so full of excitement, happiness and hope I daren’t touch anything sharp.

I just may well pop!

And I really hope you will share in my excitement.

I’ve been working on a secret squirrel project for yonks – and it’s a *thing* which loads of you have asked me about over the years.

It’s a *thing* which I always wanted to give you. To share with you. So you could join with me on a great new adventure. (more…)

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3 Unbelievably Cheap Sea View Auction Properties

28 Oct

No matter the market, sea views never go out of fashion. But, they usually come with a premium price tag. Not so with this budget beach-side selection I’ve found.

Here’s my trio of the sea-side lovelies soon to be sold under the hammer.

Lower Ground Floor Flat, St. Agathas, Esplanade, Tenby, Dyfed, SA70 7DU

Guide: £110k+

If it’s sea front you’re after – then it’s sea front you’ll get with this flat! (more…)

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Could This Be Your Passageway To Property Heaven?

22 Oct

Fancy a pad in Battersea, but can’t quite stretch to the Power Station prices? How about a passageway with planning potential instead, guided at £55,000+.

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Categories Auction Property, Unusual Auction Property
Author Sam

6 Churches For Sale Which Would Make Spectacular Renovation Projects

15 Oct

If you’re looking for a bit of divine DIY, then these churches for sale are an in-spired choice which will have you praying for more!

1. The Former Wycliffe Church, Church St, Alfreton, DE55 7AH

Guide: £125k+

An 18th Century Free Norman style former church, church hall and school room constructed of coursed sandstone with a recently upgraded slate roof with stone coped gables, enriched with dog tooth ornament. Stone built with many original features, oozing charm and character – and with planning permission for conversion into 3 dwellings. (more…)